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Sauce boat: C.42-1992

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Longton Hall Porcelain Manufactory
Potter: Littler, William

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Description

Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, decorated with floral sprays in onglaze polychrome enamels

Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, moulded, lead-glazed, painted onglaze in blue, green, yellow, brownish-red, pale and dark purple, and rose-pink enamels. The silver-shaped body is moulded in relief with scrolls beneath the spout and with a tail at the upper end of the handle. It stands on an oval foot with a moulded border. On each side of the body there is a floral spray. The rim and the moulded details are outlined in purple. Inside there is a floral spray and two leaves, and a flower inside the lip.

Notes

History note: Dr and Mrs Hugh Statham; Dr Statham died 1967; Mrs Statham died 1970; their daughter, Miss Beryl Statham by whom lent anonymously in 1970. Bequeathed by Miss Statham, 1990, accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Miss Statham, accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 13.5 cm
Length: 19.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Longton Hall ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (1992) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
George II
Circa 1753 CE - 1757 CE

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( blue, green, yellow, brownish-red, pale and dark purple, and rose-pink)

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, lead-glazed, painted onglaze in blue, green, yellow, brownish-red, pale and dark purple, and rose-pink enamels
Lead-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.42-1992
Primary reference Number: 38169
Old loan number: Statham Loan 20-1970
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 9 August 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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